Why not just minimize comments as you finish with a thread you find interesting? I start with a root comment, go down the chains as long as they remain interest

Why not just minimize comments as you finish with a thread you find interesting? I start with a root comment, go down the chains as long as they remain interesting, then go back up the to the top level comment at which an interesting branch was and keep reading down it, minimizing branches as I go. Eventually the entire comment section is collapsed and I am done. Miss nothing, and no additional algorithms needed.